14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the Israeli death penalty bill for the right to life of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-is...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has considered using powers under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 in relation to Israeli lawmakers connected to the death penalty bill.
ReplyIt is the UK's long-standing policy not to comment on potential sanctions designations, as to do so could risk lessening their impact.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of waterborne and skin diseases in displacement camps in Gaza.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the entry of water filtration systems and sanitation equipment into Gaza.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that more than 84% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on restrictions on humanitarian supplies required to restore water infrastructure in Gaza.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Israeli settlement expansion on the viability of a two-state solution.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the government has considered introducing trade sanctions in response to Israeli settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of Israeli state authorities in facilitating settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to oppose the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the E1 settlement project on Palestinian territorial contiguity and self-determination.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of damage to civilian infrastructure in Gaza on numbers of indirect deaths.
ReplyThe latest Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) for Gaza, published by the EU, UN and World Bank on 20 April, indicates that there are an estimated $71.4 billion-worth of losses and damages from the war in Gaza. This underlines the scale and urgency o...
14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extreme heat and lack of clean water on children in Gaza.
ReplyThe UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
AskedWhat financial support and assistance is available to patients required to self fund essential medical equipment.
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to ensure access to specialist multidisciplinary teams for patients with complex connective tissue disorders, including those with suspected craniocervical instability.
ReplyIn England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve training and awareness among healthcare professionals of complex multi system conditions such as hEDS and associated comorbidities.
ReplyIn England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf his Department will review funding and prescribing guidance for medical compression garments for conditions other than lipoedema, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
ReplyMedical compression garments are already available to be prescribed in primary and community care. The ability for a prescribing clinician to use these in the treatment and management of conditions including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is al...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat provision exists within the NHS for diagnostic investigations, including upright and dynamic MRI, for suspected craniocervical instability; and whether he plans to expand access to that provis
ReplyIn England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS care pathways for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and associated co-morbidities.
ReplyIn England, the organisation and delivery of multidisciplinary care for patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (hEDS) and associated co-morbidities is a matter for local National Health Service systems. Integrated care boards are responsible fo...